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Some Things Change


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After taking some quiet time to think about and note down important things about (eg. food), they construct an attribute web to show some of the ways in which food features in their traditional culture. They then create a second attribute web to show how food features in their lives today.

Using the information from the attribute webs construct a venn diagram or Triple T Chart to identify what has:

  • been adapted
  • changed completely
  • stayed the same
as a result of their culture moving from their homeland to New Zealand.

Pakeha students could do an historical comparison.

After completing their charts the students summarise the changes and adaptions that have taken place, eg. write paragraphs; complete an Opinion-Proof chart; create a graphic organiser of their own choice.





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